Barack Obama. Hard of performance in Congress Russia loses its influence in Syria and Ukraine. This was announced in the annual message to Congress "On the Regulation of the Country" by US President Barack Obama. “Despite the fact that the Russian economy is reduced, it invests resources to influence Ukraine and Syria - countries that go from its influence,” the message says, the text of which is published on the White House website.

25 years ago, on January 13, 1991, Soviet troops stormed the TV center building in Vilnius. Citizens put up massive resistance to the assault. This day is celebrated in Lithuania as the Day of Defenders of Freedom. As a result of the operation, carried out by units of the 7th Guards Airborne Division and the Alpha group, 14 people were killed - 13 civilians and one Alpha fighter who fell victim to "friendly fire".

Interview Dmitry Medvedev program "Central Television" Russians should prepare for the "worst scenario" in the economy. According to RBC, Dmitry Medvedev announced this at the Gaidar forum in Moscow. According to the Prime Minister, if oil prices are further falling, the budget parameters, designed based on the average price of $ 50 per barrel, will require clarifications.

Vorkutinsky Mining and Economic College. Photo: ndbmarshak.ru In Vorkutinsky Mining and Economic College, 53 books from the foundation funds of the institutions published with the support of the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation) as part of the project "Updating Humanitarian Education in Russia" were burned. It is reported by "7 × 7" with reference to the official letter of the acting Minister of Education and Youth Policy of Komi Svetlana Moiseeva-Arkhipova.

Vladimir Yakunin. Photo: rzd.ru Vladimir Putin creates a stable "ruling class, which was during the time of tsarist Russia." This was in an interview with Bloomberg by the ex-head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, noting that decades could take this. According to Yakunin’s forecasts, permutation will continue in the near circle of Putin, and the struggle for strengthening power can be tough. “Remember what happened to Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir Gusinsky,” he emphasized.

Guards from the Cossack Guard. Photo: vko-kv.ru The private security organization "Cossack Guard" took 37 judicial institutions in Moscow, including all district courts and the metropolitan administration of the Judicial Department. This was reported by the Moscow Agency with reference to the chieftain of the Moscow District Society of the Central Cossack Army Andrei Shustrov. Most of the courts, said Shustrov, are patrolled by outfits from one person.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: vk.com/ramzan The non -systemic opposition in Russia is trying to take advantage of the complex economic situation in the country and shake the political situation. This is reported, according to the website of the Chechnya administration, the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov said. “Such people should be treated as enemies of the people as traitors. They have nothing saint,” he added. “The fate of Russia and the Russian people does not care about these people.

In the National Trade Center of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat. Photo: Turkmenistan.gov.tm In Turkmenistan, cigarettes disappeared from legal sale. It is reported by the "Chronicle of Turkmenistan." The deficit occurred after the Ashgabat stores bypassed the State Service for the Protection of the Safety of a Healthy Society (the former State Drug Control Service). They threatened sellers with a fine of 10 minimum salaries (5.9 thousand manat, or $ 1680) for tobacco trade.

Nadezhda Savchenko. Photo by Ilya Novikova. In the process in the case of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, the chairman of the Donetsk city court Leonid Stepanenko refused to introduce the protocols of the interrogations of witnesses to the case. According to the correspondent of the Faces, according to the defense, these documents confirm that on the day of the death of Russian journalists there was a battle between the two military units.

The blown up of the power transmission line going to the Crimea. 11/20/2015. Photo from FB page Lenur Islyamova The illegitimate “State Council of the Republic of Crimea” accused Ukraine of genocide in connection with the blockade of the annexed peninsula. The corresponding application is published on the website of the State Council.

US Boat in Persian Gulf. Photo: ABC.NET.AU The Iranian military detained two American military boats with ten crew members in the Persian Gulf. According to the BBC, the Pentagon said that there was no connection with the crews of ships. The connection with the military courts was interrupted when they walked from Kuwait to Bahrain. According to the Pentagon spokeswoman, one vessel had mechanical problems and it lost its course.

Vladimir Poblovsky. Photo: Radio Liberty In Moscow, at the age of 59, the publicist, the creator of the project "Anti -Colorialum" Vladimir Prelilovsky, died. This was announced in his living magazine by the historian and co -author of Prelilovsky under the book "Corporation: Russia and the KGB during the time of President Putin" Yuri Felsteinsky. Information about the death was confirmed by the colleagues of profitovsky. According to Felshtinsky, Prelilovsky was found dead in his apartment.

Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo "Russia without Putin" is an intriguing topic. You just write these brief inconceivable words on the monitor screen, and the mood immediately changes. The feeling of hopeless longing is replaced by feelings much more alive and strong. In a wide range. After all, no one, except for the elderly and especially memorable agents of the State Department, remembers what it is: Russia without Putin.

Colony. Photo from the website of the Foundation "In Defense of the Rights of Prisoners" In Moscow, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Republic of Komi, General Alexander Protopopov, was detained. As Interfax reports , referring to the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Vladimir Markin, the general was detained on suspicion of embezzlement of concrete coverage of a 50-kilometer section of the road.

Turkish police. Photo: ibtimes.co.in The Turkish authorities detained three Russian citizens in Antalya. According to TASS, they are suspected of involvement in the Islamic State terrorist group. Genconsul in Antalya Alexander Tolstopyatenko confirmed the fact of the detention of Russians. According to him, the reasons for their detention are clarified. The Turkish agency Dogan emphasizes that the detention passed after the attack on Sultananmet Square in Istanbul.